Month: June 2013

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Hair Loss InformationI’m Still Losing Hair Even Though I’ve Had Good Results from Propecia – Hair Loss Information – Balding Blog

Doctor, how are you. I have been on propecia for 2 years, with fairly good results. hair is about the same, but my question is why do I still shed alot of hairs. I just want your opinion on this from your experiences with propecia and hair restoration field. I mean I know your suppose to shed up to 150 hairs a day, but I feel like I shed more. The hair still looks the same, but why is the shedding so much?

The amount of hair I shed I should be slick bald now, but still have a full head of hair with a bit of thinning like it was 2 years ago when I started propecia. when I wake up theres like 20 hairs on pillow, when I shower I shed so much, when I comb I shed so much, and its been like this even before starting propecia, but still have hair.

are there people that shed more and its still normal? I shed thin weak hairs, to thick hairs, and hair still looks same. As I said with the amount I shed I should be slick bald

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We still cycle hair and the thin, weak hairs will eventually be lost. Propecia delays the long term hair loss, but it does not stop it completely. If you have not had your hair bulk analyzed, you should have it done. A baseline of hair bulk will tell you over time what is really happening to you.

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Hair Loss InformationI Hate My Widow’s Peak and Want to Straighten My Hairline – Hair Loss Information – Balding Blog

My hair is not falling out, it is just straight across with a very prominent widow’s peak like Andy Garcia (the actor) had when he was younger. I hate this hairline and it’s been like that since I was younger. I would like filled in, to make it look better in the front.

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The widow’s peak is desired by many people and generally thought of as a sexy hairline. Many great actors have had them and their appearance has propelled them in show business. Andy Garcia’s widow’s peak is a look that some transplant patients have specifically requested when having their hairline restored.

Your desire to do this depends upon your age because you must be sure that what you do is what you really want. Hair transplants are for life and hair transplants in the very front are absolutely permanent (as they are everywhere).

Men at 18 years old do not know if they may bald as they get older, so you might look very abnormal with these holes filled in as the hair around it goes through genetic balding. If you are 45 years old and without balding, then this may be a reasonable request. If you are under 30 years old, we need to meet and I need to examine you for changes that indicate future balding possibilities ( miniaturization mapping).

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What Can I Do About Poor Hair Growth of My 7 Month Old Son? – Hair Loss Information – Balding Blog

I want to ask about the baby’s hair. I had a baby boy, his hair slightly at birth, even in the crown of the region virtually no hair or bald. But I put aloe vera on a regular basis to grow hair on the crown. But overall not too much hair.

My baby boy is now seven months old and has never cut his hair. I want to ask is, whether the baby’s hair will grow thicker if shaved off? And what if the hair was shaved off, whether the hair would grow up to be more violent?

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Shaving the head does not make hair grow faster, so do not do that. Also, aloe vera isn’t going to grow his hair.

The hair will change over the next year or so. I would not worry about it, as some babies look bald and some are very hairy. By 18 months, you should see a full head of hair on your son. Baby hair is very fine and will not develop its normal thickness for some years.

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Hair Loss InformationCan a Younger Patient Have SMP First, Then Have a Hair Transplant Years Later If Hair Loss Progresses? – Hair Loss Information – Balding Blog

Hey Doc,

Regarding the order of SMP and a HT (either FUE or Strip) – is an order of procedures preferred or needed? Specifically, if a younger candidate with the beginnings of thinning hair wanted to get SMP first to “fill in” some thin spots while anticipating the need of a HT procedure down the road, would the ink from the SMP hurt the recipient area? Thanks so much!

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There is no real anatomical risk to the Scalp MicroPigmentation (SMP); however, there is something that we call the Master Plan that you need to discuss with your doctor, which includes planning for SMP and hair transplants.

If you want us to be your doctor, please contact my office at 800-NEW-HAIR and send me some good photos. I will be happy to offer you a free consultation and keep your photos confidential.

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Hair Loss InformationNot Hair Loss News – An Effective, Permanent Treatment for Intractable Pain – Hair Loss Information – Balding Blog

Snippet from the article:

Although medicine has advanced far enough to treat basic headaches, strained muscles and the agony of having a cavity filled, inflammatory pain—the kind that results from osteoarthritis, bone cancer and back injuries—has proved to be a far more elusive target. Current remedies, including morphine and other opiates, flood all the nerves of the body, causing dangerous side effects. More localized remedies, such as steroid injections, wear off over time. Recently researchers have begun working with a toxin found in a Moroccan cactuslike plant that may be able to deliver permanent, local pain relief with a single injection.

The compound, called resiniferatoxin (RTX), works by destroying the neurons specifically responsible for inflammatory pain. These neurons extend from the body’s periphery (including the skin and internal organs) to the spinal cord, carrying pain signals along their axons. The signals eventually travel up to the brain.

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Read the rest at Scientific American — Prickly Painkiller

This toxin specifically kills only those neurons that produce a specific protein that transmits the “sensation of noxious heat and inflammation“, while leaving other nerves alone. We have known for many years that a single nerve carries many sensations, pain being one of them. We use this in our local anesthetics, where we can block pain, but not sensation.

Considering that pain accounts for many of the visits to doctor’s offices, such a treatment sounds miraculous; however, pain can be our friend as well. Using acute pain prevents us from doing things that could harm us, like running on a leg that has a crack or a fracture present.

The article concludes with a quote from David Maine, director of the Center for Interventional Pain Medicine at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore: “When you can streamline where a drug acts and avoid consequences outside of that, you potentially have a winner.”

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Hair Loss InformationAfter Gastric Bypass a Decade Ago, I Essentially Became Bald – Hair Loss Information – Balding Blog

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I noticed in 2002 slow traction alopecia I was able to have use a few tracts to cover up. After having gastric bypass in 2003 my hair started falling our to near baldness. My sister also had gastric bypass and same results. I want to be able to wear my hair in ponytail and other styles. I have a very small frame — 5ft, size 6 shoe, 110lbs. If I have to be bald I do not want to look like I am wearing a wig. What can be done?

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Acute weight loss is a known cause of balding in both men and women. Men bald in patterns and rarely bald in the donor area, while women get a diffuse balding that does not occur in patterns. You need to send me some photos of you so I understand what you mean by balding.

If what you’re seeing is advanced thinning, it can be treated with SMP as shown here. If you’re indeed seeing “near baldness” all over the entire scalp, I’m not sure what I could suggest over the internet without a physical exam and knowing more about your medical history.

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Hair Loss InformationWhat Could This Growing Bald Spot in My Facial Hair Be? – Hair Loss Information – Balding Blog

About 3 months ago I found one little spot on my chin which was bald. I asked my dermatologist about it and he told me that hair will grow there by 2 to 3 months. But the spot is now increasing its area and it looks very odd. Also I don’t have any sign of fungal/bacterial growth in that area. Can you give me some idea of what it could be? Disease? Allergy?

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Without seeing you, it would be a complete guess. Alopecia areata is a possibility if there is no fungal infection present, such as ring worm. If your dermatologist was dismissive, you can try seeing another dermatologist.

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I Had a Hair Transplant with Trichophytic Closure Technique – What Does My Scar Show? – Hair Loss Information – Balding Blog

Dr. Rasmann

I want to thank you for all the information you provide on here to help educate everybody looking into a H.T.

I recently had a procedure using the trychophytic closure technique. I am 10 days out and the staples have just been removed. Is what I am seeing in the donor the hair that will permanently not grow? or is this just a result of the donor area being shaved and the hair still having to grow in. thanks in advance

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Having a trichophytic closure technique used is not a guarantee you will have a nice, thin and neat scar. The photo isn’t clear and I can not tell what is shaved from what might be an early stretch of the scar. You will have to wait it out.

If you have a visible scar after 5-6 months, it can be successfully covered with Scalp MicroPigmentation (SMP). This is a great option and we have a photo gallery of examples here.

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Hair Loss InformationWasn’t Finasteride Developed Based on Research in the Dominican Republic? – Hair Loss Information – Balding Blog

Wasn’t finasteride created based on the research DR. julianne imperato-mcginley did in the dominican republic where she followed pseudohermaphrodites that had the alpha 5 reductase type 2 deficiency. I have not read anything regarding an aboriginal tribe in the Amazon. the research that I have read on the internet is that merck created finasteride based on DR. julianne imperato-mcginley research. it doesn’t say anything regarding aboriginal tribes in the Amazon

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From this article in the LA Times: “In the early 1970s, Dr. Julianne Imperato-McGinley, an endocrinologist at Cornell Medical College, traveled to a remote mountain village in the Dominican Republic to study a group of children with a unique condition.” DHT was identified as a cause of the problem of ambiguous genitalia. Of course, this led to the development of DHT blockers.

You’re right, though. I guess I misremembered that one. I’ve posted in the past that it was tribe in the Amazon instead of mountain village in the Dominican Republic (that post has since been updated).

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Hair Loss InformationCan I Prevent Hair Loss Following Giving Birth? – Hair Loss Information – Balding Blog

I am 25 years old, had a baby in 6 months ago, and since lost about 30 pounds. My scalp is also itchy. I know with pregnancy and weight loss you can lose hair. I am just wondering if it is reversible or what I can do to stop my hair from falling out before it is too late.

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You must wait it out, at least a year. Hair loss often returns by then, especially if you are not breast feeding. There really isn’t any way I know of to prevent it, as there are many hormonal changes occurring that cause this telogen effluvium.